Applying genomics in assisted migration under climate change: Framework, empirical applications, and case studies.

ABSTRACT: The rate of global climate change is projected to outpace the ability of many natural populations and species to adapt. Assisted migration (AM), which is defined as the managed movement of climate-adapted individuals within or outside the species ranges, is a conservation option to improve species' adaptive capacity and facilitate persistence. Although conservation biologists have long been using genetic tools to increase or maintain diversity of natural populations, genomic techniques could add extra benefit in AM that include selectively neutral and adaptive regions of the genome. In this review, we first propose a framework along with detailed procedures to aid collaboration among scientists, agencies, and local and regional managers during the decision-making process of genomics-guided

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8792483 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature